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Spezia are reportedly close to agreeing a two-year contract with former SPAL defender Jacopo Sala.

The Ministry for Health in Italy hopes to have fans in Serie A stadiums by August and September, but won’t rule out July either, as the coronavirus pandemic eases.

The FIGC is widely expected to veto the Lega Serie A suggestion of blocking the Scudetto, relegation and promotion in case the 2019-20 season is called off early.

Fiorentina, Torino and Deportivo Alaves are ready to do battle for SPAL creative midfielder Gabriel Strefezza.

A UEFA licence for 2020-21 has been granted to 16 out of 20 Serie A clubs, with Brescia, SPAL, Lecce and Genoa missing out.

Serie A clubs are demanding no Scudetto winner or relegations if the season stops again with neither mathematically decided.

Inter’s substitutes have scored just one Serie A goal off the bench this season, ranking only better than SPAL in that regard.

Antonio Percassi is celebrating 10 years of his second spell as Atalanta President, raking in the cash as well as taking the club to the Champions League.

The FIGC is reportedly threatening to exclude from Serie A any club that does not respect the medical protocol for COVID-19.

The Referees’ Association chief Marcello Nicchi has claimed the algorithm has ‘been declared almost irreproachable’ but hopes to avoid using it.